Loreena McKennitt - Santiago

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january, 1992 - just performed in santiago de compostella in the galician area
of spain...misty and lush as we arrived from more arid areas of the country;
clearly celtic territory in the language and music, and a place i must visit
again soon...we arrived a day early; band et al went for a wonderful sunday
lunch and then wandered over to the cathedral to observe the wonderful faces on
the portico.

may, 1992 - santiago de compostella (st. james in the field of stars)...had
occasion to return to galicia and santiago sooner than i'd thought...i learned
the story behind the city. supposedly the remains of st. james arrived
mysteriously in the village of padron (which we visited...lovely line of trees
along the waterway leading to the place where the relics were found) and
interred here in santiago...i picked up a cd collection of music emanating from
the pilgrimage route to santiago, as well as a cd by spanish group els
trobadors...wonderful feeling to this music.

may, 1993 - now studying liner notes, books and pieces of music, putting
together a clearer picture of santiago in the years 900 to 1500 when it
rivalled jerusalem and rome as a pilgrimage destination, playing host to a
motley tide of humanity pursuing both religious and more earthy goals. it was
also the site of unprecedented cross-cultural fertilization between the
christian, jewish and moorish communities. when i heard this piece, i was
struck by its semitic tone, and realised that, even in the area of music, the
three communities were influencing each other.